Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-06-23
PoLYGAMY IN UrAp
The Power of hormonisn Said
DYING ON n Z

Jus tut. =
A correspondent of The
(Mass.) Republican at Salt qpHis
writes: The great majority os L .s
mons are foreigners. proselv..,M vac
own country by emissarie, f,o ~ Z
transported by the church di,Saa
their own homes to Utah; ~ ~!
Ignorance of the vastness Of Il
States and the powers and Ms
its government; constantly ;,rl 49,
the belief that the Mormon .o
Gods chosen; that the Mor,orn' Ops
the only true church, and 10 !. ''
priests they must be loyal even :, - Il
obeylpg of all other laws Of
Thus, the body of peopleremair;.
fnl Ignorance. while the desigrin+
have proceeded TO clothe shemqsi.
power, gain unto themselves rioL
build up an empire within q renr,s
empire so united through relioior
ticism, SC strong through the nos,.
of money, and so well barricaaad
national Legislation by the Ia.
Mormons themselves have s,a'
citizens of the territory of Utah n
general governme nt has foundit ~.
~ difficult to prevent polygamor,
riages and curtail the political mo-
the church without encroachipp ~
constitutional rights of the terri,d,'
its citizens. OF the Mormon
Brigham Young was the animatir,
the self pronounced prophet: ~
and obeyed by all. Never did ~
America hold such complete IN,
power. Realizing religious prsir5,
be the strongest entertained in ths
heart, he worked upon the feeling.
passions of the confiding and is,,
until he had thousands of fonov.,
we're ready to kill the enemies q
"church" at his command, OF al K,
quest to die. Before Young's assesrl
the Mormon church was torn with h
sions and full OF troubles. He a.,
authority and held sway over cbuus
state. He dictated the course and
of both, made the church supous 4
himself absolute monarch. His know
of the world and human nature Wa.
and broad. He was courageous, sags
audacious, subtle, practical, msa|
wickedly SELFISH, possessing the M,
of gentleman and tho spirit of
He was native ruler, having the ia
of great man, yet lacking the one
acteristic without which NO man
Justice. No nation, no empis
society, no church, no state, no II.
live in the eyes of history as great q
builded upon the grand an! sual
principles of justice and truth
The Mormon power is rapidly I'll.
and will soon die away. Not becsu
is an organization established up
religious faith, but because that faith
not embrace the principles Of truth
imposes injustice upon the sofi
teaching practices antagonist to
social customs of civilization. ItinaI
injustice upon it's own members in FL
ing from them unquestionable Ob5as
TO the laws of the Mormon church isg L
lass of other laws, ecclesiastical o. i
Ii imposes l. Justice upon the vonss
the church by causing them to 5e
that they can gain salvation only thm1
q husband, and that the MAJ with p
wives Will be exalted in heaven, vhAs |
single man will, in the hereafter bed
ed. The laws recently passed b. cOlE1
work a grieyous burden upon some
sons who entered into polygamy u
any law existed prohibiting that prs
their action at that time was SINGER
as they thought, Legitimate. Thss
believe, shOald have been permifia
remain unmolested in their domesiE
latiOns. Regarding these the prss'i'
is ex post facto one, and operates . |
dest7EctiOn Of family ties innoocnays
lished- 1t separates children from
ents, and drives into the world elias
women unis to earn their own hyiagI
capable of supporting thelrovn ohL.1
and usually or an age and IN P0a|
which makes legitimate marriages 70
almost impossible. The consegaenee
be Imagined While we have nos!mFs]]
with the Mormon teaching, ead he1
the seyerest penalty should be zap
upon those who in future enter INTO
gamY, we still MAINTAIN it to be an u
tice that punishment should be pai
the Innocent in order to reach the ga1
The present laws will tend to Pre7sl'
further practice of polygamy ou'
degree viii they change the Moin1
religious convictions, but as the
element increases and new ci'iAA
grows in and around the Mormon,
VIA be led so reason and reflect AA
many have discovered the trae NV
and have voluntarily relingulshea
oAa customs and begin to quesa'-
power ana purity of the chgrch